Supernanny 's Jo Frost Reacts After Sharing Anaphylaxis Diagnosis
Jo Frost is the one receiving support this time.
After the Supernanny alum detailed her lifelong struggle with anaphylaxis, she received a flood of messages thanking her for her vulnerability and fans sharing stories of their own experiences with the allergen-induced shock.
'I remember an episode of Supernanny where you encouraged a little girl to explain to the waitress about all the things she was allergic to,' one fan detailed below Jo's July 12 post. 'It was so sweet to watch. I'm 21 and I still get nervous to speak up because I can be shy at times and I don't like to worry people.'
The fan noted, 'I love how you always use a loving tone when explaining things."
For her part, Jo reflected on the episode, which occurred during the season eight revival in 2020, 'So courageous so young it was a beautiful privilege to help her."
Another fan also recalled the episode, noting Jo had used her own experiences with food allergies to help the little girl. As the fan wrote, 'You told her you also have food allergies and you helped her conquer her fears right there with you!'
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And the 55-year-old responded back with a 100 percent emoji.
Meanwhile, Jo also made a point to react to social media users who shared ideas for how society could be more accommodating to those with severe allergies.
'I was reading about these guys who have manufactured emergency epi pen kits that can be kept in locations like the De Fib devices,' one fan wrote. 'That'd be such a good idea if restaurants and airplanes , theatres etc , all had one.'
To which Jo wrote back, 'Agree!'
Along with sharing her diagnosis, Jo—who previously shared during an episode of Supernanny that she is allergic to tree nuts, peanuts, crustacean, and all shellfish—used her platform to shed a light on all of those struggling with the life-threatening predicament.
'I have survived more anaphylactic shocks than I'm prepared to go into detail about right now,' Jo shared in her video. 'I'm unapologetic for my medical condition but it does impact how I live my life daily, like the precautions I take, the energy I have to use to discern with hypervigilance whether you do know what you're talking about when you're in a restaurant or just winging it because you can't be asked to go to the back of the kitchen and truly ask the chef.'
Indeed, Jo emphasized the need for the end of any stigma around food allergies as 'faddy diets.'
'I don't need your mumbling insults, your passive aggressive comments or your ignorance,' she continued. 'Just your need to be willing to learn, educate your staff, change your policies, menus, workspaces, school training, event spaces for all to champion children who are all ours really in this world. And show empathy and understanding to each other.'
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